Windshield heater and wiper



S. B. MURPHY WINDSHIELD HEATER AND WIPER Filed April 19,A 1929 ZSheetS-Sheet Dec. 10, 1929.

mr; l l I l l l l I I l f/u Dec. 10, 1929. s. B. MURPHY WINDSHlELD HEATER AND WIPER vFiled April 19, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Siep/ven v A ftnrneu Patented Dec. l0, 1929 UNITED ySTATES PATENT OFFICE STEPHEN 2B. MURPHY,OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA wINnsiIIELD HEATER AND WEER Application filed April 19,

current as is necessary in the heating'of Windf shields by devices now 1n use.

Still another object of importance is to provide a device in the form of a combination windshield wiper and heater .which while heating the windshield will also remove any condensation thereon.

` These and other objects of'the invention will become more apparent to the reader after considering the invention as described andr claimed hereinafter. v

In the drawing s Figure 1 represents the vertical sectionall view through a fragmentary` portion of an automobile body looking toward the windshield equipped with the present invention.

Fig. 2 represents a vertical sectional vievs7 through the windshield, taken on substantially line 2 2 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the invention.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the novel combination wiper and heater.

Fig. 4 represents a longitudinal sectional view through the combination de vice'takensubstantially on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 represents a Cross sectional view of the structure taken substantially on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 represents a'fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of certain'details of the in-` vention, this view taken substantially onthe l line 6 6 of Fig. 4.

Referring to the, drawings wherein'like numerals designate like parts, Fig. 1, illustrates fragmentarily, a portion of an automobile lstructure, including the sides A A, the

top B, the windshield frame C, and pane D,

mountedabove the instrument board E.

1929. seriai No. 356,424.

The novel combination device is generally referred to by the numeral 3 and consists in ,the construction of an elongated shell 4 of some .suitable heat deflecting metal, such as brass. The end 5 of the shell is closed While its opposite end is open and the interior side thereof, is highly polished to provide a refleeting surface. The longitudinal edge portions 5 5 are disposed in substantial parallelism with respect to each other and each has secured along the outer'side thereof, a

fastener strip 6 for ,retaining a squeegee 7 for projection beyond the longitudinal edge of the shell.

A block 8 of suitable di-electric material is disposed against the closed end 5 of the shell 4, and secured in' this position `by suitable means, (not shown). The block `8 is pro-1 vided withf=a recess 9 for receiving one end of an elongated tube 10 of di-electric mate- Arial,such,a"s'I glass. The tube 10 is provided with an opening 11 adjacent the opposite end.

The plug 12 of suitable di-electric material hasI a protective cap 13 engaged over one end and is recessed "at its opposite end to receive the reduced end 14 of the tube 10. Tubular members 15 15 projectfrom the cap 13 andare in registry with bores 16 16 ,extending longitudinally through the plug 12. Tubes 17 17of suitable current conductive material are disposed within the bores 16 16 for receiving the bare ends of the-conductorslS.

A resistance coil 19 is convoluted on the tube 10 and a lead 19 extends from the distal f end of the coil through the tubular core 10, out through-theopening 11 for .disposition Within one of the tubes 17. The opposite end of the coil 18 is disposed Within the remaining tube 17 and set screws 20 are threadedly enl gaged through the side of the plug 12 for i clamping the coil ends against the bared ends of the conductors 18.

The plug and cap are to be disposed within the open end of thefshell 4 with a packing strip 21 interposed between thepcap 13 and the shell 4. A set screw 22 is employed for securing the plug and cap Within the shell 4 in the-manner shown in Fig. 4. v

'Fig2 shows a bracket 23 supporting a suction operable motor 24 of the usual type emarm 28 is secured at its upper end to the shaft ployed for actuating Window wipers. A shaft 25 extends from the motor 24 through the. windshield ,frame C and has the arm 260f an oscillatory squeegee 27 secured thereto. The arm 26 controls the 'squeegee 27 at the outside of the windshield pane C while an 25, for moving the combination heater and wiper device in co-ordination with the squeegee 27.

rThe foregoing description has been couched in general terms, but it is to be understood that numerous changes in the specific shape, size, materials, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is A window heater and wiper of the character described comprising a vertically disposed,

elongated shell of substantially Usshaped cross section, said shell closed at its lower end,` an insulating block mounted in thelower end, an insulating plug in the upper end of the shell having bores extending longitudinally therethrough, means for securing the plug in the shell, a cap on the upper portion ,J

of the plug having tubular extensions aligned withethe bores, metallic sleeves in the lower portions of the bores, conductor wires extending through the extensions on the cap and into the bores of the plug from the upper end thereof, a tube of non-condnctin material supportedrat its'opposite ends in t e plug and the block and extendingvlongitudinally through the shell in spaced relation to the walls thereof, a conducting-wire convoluted on the tube and extending longitudinally therethrough and having its opposite ends extending into the bores of the plug from the lower end thereof and overlapping the first .named conductor wire therein, securing screws threaded through the plug and thef sleeves and extending transversely into' the bores for engagement with the wires in a manner to clampfthe same together for providing electrical connection therebetween and windshield wiping elements mounted on the opposite longitudinal side edges of the shell V and extending forwardly therefrom for eni gagement with the wind shield.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature. f STEPHEB. MURPHY. 

